Fishline-spreader



M. G. LAWRENCE.

FISHLINE SPREADER.

APPLICATION FILED MAYZfi. i919.

Patented Sept. 14, 1920;

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M m Q s T V W Q/A G m N I e M Y ID MELVINIG-I A E, 10F REVERE,iriassncnusnr rs.f

FIsHLINE-srii aD R To all whom-it may concern; g Be it known that I,MnLv N;G. LAwnENE,

a citizen of the United 'States,-residing.at

Revere, county of Suffolk, Stateof-Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Fishline-Spreaders, of which the rollowlng description,in connection with the 1accom .1 ers such as are used. v

. porting a plurality of fishhojoks. from; a.

panying-drawing, is' a specification, like characters on theidrawing representing l ke parts. This invention relates to;fish.linespreadby fishermen for sup-- single line. v The object of the 111V6I1l11011c'1S to provide a novel line spreader in which the spreader arms areconnected to the body in sucha way as to permit the arms .to be. folded to gether when the device is not in use,.t hus providing astructure which can be putinto .a small compact space for storage or-trans-.

portation. In In order to give aniunderstandlng. ormy invention. 1 have illustrated in thejCl'fLWlllgS some selected embodiments thereof 1 which will now be described, after which the novel features will-be pointed outin t'he appended a still different-embodiment of theinven claims.

:Figure 1. is a perspective view of a. fish line spreaderembodying-my inv Fig.

Fig. 1. is a view similar tozFig. 2 showing tion ' 1 attached to'the spreader arm's.

, arms to be folded together when the device.

having loops 3 at their ends hooks may be secured. The'body 11s provided with an eye 4 which is swiyeled there- My improved spreadercomprises a body portion indicated'generally at 1' anda plurality ofarms to wh ch fish to and to which the fish'line 5 may be secured. V I

One of the features of my invention relates to the manner in which the arms 2 are connected to the body 1 so as to permit said is to be packed away or transported. 'In

-' order to provide for thisI propose to piv- V specificationof Letters intent.

' V Applidationfiled May 20, 1319. SerialNo. 238,378;j..

2-. is a vertical axial sectional view throiigh the body of the device showing one. I embodiment of myinvention; r Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing.

.a different embodiment of the fin'ventlony,

Fig.5 1s a section on the linen-5, Fig. Fig. 6 showshowIthe-spreader mayibe' used for protecting the dish hooks which are 2 extending therefrom and lre e fi ept-14.19.20;

otallyconnect each ofthe'a rms to the body-"i and to provide means for clamping the arms feither inztheir spread relation shown'in Fig. 7 1,or in. their folded relation, 'as shownby the'dottedaline position, Fig. 5.- -This may' bra-accomplished invarious ways, a few of I which are. illustratedin the drawings."

l propose to make the'body 1 in two parts I.

between which. the arms. 2 are clamped,

said-two parts being indicated at? and 9-,

" respectively. In Fig. 2 the upper part 7 is 1 V SllOWIlLZlS havinga fiat clamping face 8 and is provided with a screw-threaded stud 6" rigid therewith which; depends; therefrom .and with which therpart. Si-has screw threadedengag'ement, said stud extending-1 stud carries a screw ,10 havinglahead. some-j what larger than the stud '6, the headof said screw operating inn-recess 1'1- in'the part g and thus limiting-"the: distance to Y *which said part 9.may be unscrewed. The

arms 2"are formed attheir inner endswith upwardly-directed trunnion portions. 12

which fit intorecessesaformed in the body P 7 d I i l p ef r bly form position-g r through; said part 9. The lower end of' the I a.

ing grooves 13 on the clamping face 8 into which grooves the inner ends ofthe arms 2 I V are received when they ,are properly spread:

After the armshave beenifplaced ingthei-r proper spread relationthe screwing 'of -the clamping portion 9 ofth'e body onto th'estud.

6 will clamp the'innenendsQoffthe-arms 2 in' the grooves-.18 and thus firmly, hold the arms intheir spread relatioin Ifthei'clamping part 9 is backed off on the stu'dfia sufiicient distance to permit the arms 2zto be removed from the grooves-13, then said'arms Q may be swung around into the parallel rela tion shown dotted lines. .Fig; .5,- "thus re-oducing very materiallythespacefwhich'th device will occupy.

In the device'shown terposed' ,a washer or disk l tbetween; the

two parts '7 and 9 and have formed the part 9 w th a spring-receiv ng recess 15 in. which a spring 16 is received, said spring tending toforce the disk 14c upwardly. Thea dvantage of this construction'is that when the part I 9 is t u'rnedbajclqNardly to unclanip the. arms 2the expanding action of the spring 16 will operate through the diskdd to hold the 'arms 2 yieldingly in" thegrooves 18 until theoperator positively swings the'arms into their parallel relation. When the deviceis unfolded and the arms are set; in their spread ing member 9 is being screwedtight.

In Fig. 3 I have illustrated an embodiment of the invention similar to that. shown in Fig. 2 exceptthat the spring 16 and plate 14 are omitted In this embodiment the member 9 acts directly on the arms 2. This 7 construction is also slightly different in that fee - arepivoted-to turn about parallel axes and they are mounted to swing 1n the sameplanethe fish hooks during transportation.

the device for preventing the part 9. from being unscrewed from the stud 6 is in the form of a nut 18=having an eye 19 thereon, said eye-r19permitting the attachment of an added hook tothe device.

InF 4 I have shown a little different construction wherein the arms 2- are pivoted 1n 'the clamping member '9 rather than in Y the upper part, In this case,the upper part 7' is made larger and. heavier; it comprises the cap portion 20 which'may be of brass or similar material and the intermediate portion 21'whichmaybe of lead or some heavy material to give weight to the device. The.

stud 6 which is anchored in the cap portion 20 extends through the part 21, and the lower clamping member 9 is screw-threadedthereto as in the other embodiments of the invention. In this case the tr-unnions 12 of the arms 2 are bent-downwardly and are pivoted in the member 9, and positioning grooves 13 are also'formedin sald member 9. In all 'forms of my nvention the arms from their open or spread position into their parallel folded position.

' My improved spreader is simple and inexpenslve to make, the device can be readily folded into a compact space, and when the arms are in their operative or spreadrelation they'are firmly clamped in position.

My device may also beusedfor protecting Fig.

6 shows how this may be done. When the spreader arms are folded, the fish hooks 33 attached to the. ends of the arms may be in serte'd between the two clamping members and hooked around the stem, after which the clamping members may be tightened suificiently to hold the hooks inithis position.

The clamping members 'thus protect the hooks so that the device can be readily carried or transported without inconvenience. e In order to prevent the hooks from being displaced, I may provide a split sleeve 31 which can be slipped over the clamping members thereby closing the opening be tween them. I claim 1. In a fish line spreader, the combination with a body having means by which it may be suspended and comprising two clamping parallelfolded relation, each armhaving a portion received between the clamping members, and means connecting said clamping members by which they coiipe'rate to clamp the arms between them and hold them in their spread relation. 2.- In a fish line spreader, the combination with. a body comprising two parts and a: stud rigid with one part and towhichjthe other part is screwed, of a plurality of spreader arms swiveled in oneof said parts to swing about parallel axesand in the same plane and having a portion thereof situated between .said parts whereby the, arms can be swung iDtO'JSPI'GZLd relation or folded 1 into parallel, relation and-may be clamped in either position. v V I 3. In a fish line spreader, the combination with a body comprising two parts and a stud rigid withone part and with which the e other part has screw-threaded, engagement, of aplurality of spreader arms having parallel trunnion-portions at their inner ends which are swiveled inone of said parts, said part having positioning grooves to receive the armsand a portion of the arms being situated between said parts whereby 0 said arms may be clamped in either spread relation or folded'relation.

4. In. a fish line spreader, the combination: witha body comprising two clamping man-- bers, of a plurality of spreader armsgpiv otally mounted in said body and adapted to be swung from their operative spreadrelation'into parallel relations, means connect ing the clamping members by which the I arms maybe clamped in adjusted"position, and a splitsleevei adapted to be applied to the body when the arms are folded thereby 7 to retain fish hooksbetween said clamping- 5 members. f In testimony whereof I name to this specification,

MELVIN e. LAWRENCE,

their have signed my 

